Word: heroism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...great story to tell; other war heroes, from Bob Kerrey to Bob Dole, have failed to transfer the luster of their medals to the grimy battle for the presidency. Is McCain, who insists that he is no hero, just cannier and more ruthless about marketing his heroism? Or was he born with instincts, which prison sharpened, for seizing advantage and riding it as far as it might take him? "No one will work harder," says McCain, as if that will be enough...
...cannot say enough about the valor of these six men," Reilly said. "Their goodness, their heroism, their sacrifice teaches...
...Your heroism helps define our community," Mariano told them. "You are the very best our community has to offer...
These men are shining examples of service-minded individuals who are willing to risk their lives not only for their fire-fighting brethren, but also for complete unknowns who merely may have been in the building. Although their heroism resulted in the loss of their own lives, they should be exalted and remembered for their sense of duty and commitment to their jobs of protection and preservation of life...
...finer point on the matter, to comprehend that Churchill's youthful heroism accounts for his mature heroism. Had Churchill not faced down death as a young man, would he have had the courage to face down Hitler in 1940? Had Churchill not learned from and become one of history's great authors, would he have had the eloquence to steel the British people in 1940 against the most ferocious force ever to walk the earth? Churchill never flinched when he and Britain stood alone in June 1940. "Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island...